Symposium
Asian Contemporary Art Reconsidered
Symposium

With expanding interest in Asia in the latter half of the 1990s, there was a corresponding increase in opportunities for Asian contemporary art to be added to museum collections and shown in exhibitions in Japan. This symposium was held with the aim of clarifying the challenges and issues involved in introducing Asian art to such institutions. Over the course of two days, representatives from Japan exchanged opinions with peers from other Asian countries as well as art specialists from Europe and the United States. Although no concrete proposals or protocols resulted from it, the event provided a forum for the participants to recognize the differences in each other’s national situations and to assess Asian art from both long-term and global points of view.
Dates | October 10–11, 1997 |
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Venue (Tokyo) | The Japan Foundation Forum |
Organizers | The Japan Foundation Asia Center |
[Program]
14:00–14:10 | Opening Address | |
In Planning this Symposium | ||
14:10–18:30 | Session ⅠIssues for the Museums | |
Opening Remarks for Session Ⅰ | ||
Presentations | 1. East in the West: Presentations of Contemporary Asian Art in the U.S. | |
2. Enriching Encounters | ||
3. Cultural Encounters through Contemporary Art | ||
4. SAM Is Not a Foreign Name | ||
5. Emergence of Asian Art Gallery | ||
13:00–15:25 | Session ⅡIssues for Critics and Artists | |
Opening Remarks for Session Ⅱ | ||
Presentations | 1. Modern Asian Art: Its Construction and Reconstruction | |
2. A Trap in Multiculturalism | ||
3. In and Out of Focus | ||
4. Cultural Sentinels at the Crossroads | ||
5. The Possibilities of Contemporary Art as a Show Business | ||
15:40–18:15 | Session ⅢPlenary Session | |
18:15–18:30 | Concluding Session | |
Report
Remarks by symposium attendees and summary
Symposium: “Asian Contemporary Art Reconsidered” Report
Edited by Furuichi Yasuko
- Publisher:
Tokyo: The Japan Foundation Asia Center
- Year:
1998
- Total Number of Pages:
224
- Size:
26 cm
- Language:
Japanese (jpn); English (eng)
- NCID:
BA35705006
[Contents]
p. 6 | Foreword / ごあいさつ |
p. 9 | セッション Ⅰ問題提起:美術館の現場から |
p. 61 | セッション Ⅱ問題提起:批評と創造の現場から |
p. 109 | セッション Ⅲ総合パネル:問題提起を受けて |
p. 137 | Session ⅠIssues for the Museums |
p. 165 | Session ⅡIssues for Critics and Artists |
p. 187 | Session ⅢPlenary Session |
p. 201 | シンポジウムを終えて(コメント) |
p. 207 | After the Symposium (Comments) |
p. 213 | Panelists' Profiles / パネリスト・プロフィール |
p. 218 | 国際交流基金アジアセンター主催美術事業一覧 |
p. 219 | The Japan Foundation Asia Center Visual Arts Programs and Exhibitions |
p. 221 | Conclusion / おわりに |
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Symposium: “Asian Contemporary Art Reconsidered” Report
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- pp.194-206 (PDF:5.74MB)
- pp.207-220 (PDF:8.76MB)
- p.221- cover (PDF:1.48MB)
Handout
Materials created by the symposium attendees for presentations and other purposes were distributed at the event.
Symposium: “Asian Contemporary Art Reconsidered”
Edited by Furuichi Yasuko; Hoashi Aki
- Publisher:
Tokyo: The Japan Foundation Asia Center
- Year:
1997
- Total Number of Pages:
118
- Size:
30 cm
- Language:
Japanese (jpn); English (eng)
[Contents]
p. 1 | スケジュール |
p. 3 | パネリスト略歴 |
p. 8 | 西洋の中の東洋─アメリカにおけるアジア現代美術の紹介 |
p. 11 | 豊穣なる出会い |
p. 20 | 現代美術を通しての異文化との遭遇 |
p. 27 | SAM (Singapore Art Museum) は外国名ではない |
p. 30 | アジア美術館の誕生へ向けて |
p. 33 | 近代アジア美術:その構造と受容 |
p. 39 | マルチカルチュラリズムの罠 |
p. 41 | 中心の内側から外側から |
p. 43 | 岐路に立つ文化の番人 |
p. 48 | 興業としての現代美術の可能性(pdfファイルはありません) |
p. 53 | Schedule |
p. 56 | Panelists' Profiles |
p. 60 | East in the West: Presentations of Contemporary Asian Art in the U.S. |
p. 67 | Enriching Encounters |
p. 77 | Cultural Encounters through Contemporary Art |
p. 86 | SAM Is Not a Foreign Name |
p. 90 | Emergence of an Art Gallery |
p. 94 | Modern Asian Art: Its Construction and Reception |
p. 101 | A Trap in Multiculturalism |
p. 104 | In and Out of Focus |
p. 106 | Cultural Sentinels at the Crossroads |
p. 111 | The Possibilities of Contemporary Art as a Show Business (No pdf for this paper) |
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Symposium: “Asian Contemporary Art Reconsidered” Handout
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